For official purposes, the Batsheva spring 2025 show took place at her store on Elizabeth Street. But in real life, Batsheva Hay and her cohort of models and co-conspirators took over Elizabeth Street entirely. They waited for a red light, blocked the crosswalk, and then out came a violinist, performing Shania Twain’s “You’re Still the … Read more
“The vibe is a little bit business—I’m really trying to be very practical.” Batsheva Hay wasted no time getting to the point of her resort collection. We were looking at a handsome, heavy black denim skirt suit that was typical Batsheva: a vintage-inspired batwing jacket with four small buttons and a tie at the waist, … Read more
The lights went down at Starrett-Lehigh for the Batsheva show and a quintet began playing classical music. Out came Lori Belilove, the founder and artistic director of the Isadora Duncan Dance Foundation & Company—and a woman of a certain age—wearing a rectangular-shaped black velvet V-neck sack dress with a slit at the leg and silver … Read more
